Locations & Hours
Main Office
940 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: 415-487-3000
After more than a decade headquartered at 1035 Market Street, San Francisco AIDS Foundation has relocated its main office to a single-tenant building at 940 Howard Street.
Strut
470 Castro Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
Phone: 415-581-1600
Hours: Tue—Sat, 10 to 7 pm (Closed 1 to 3 pm on Fridays)
Strut is located on Castro Street, between Market and 18th. We are one block from the Castro MUNI station (K/T, L, M, S trains). Buses and surface-level trains that stop nearby are F, 24-Divisadero, 33-Ashbury/18th, 35-Eureka, and 37-Corbett.
We encourage all visitors to come fragrance free, so that people with chemical sensitivities can join us.
About
Strut is our health and wellness center in the heart of the Castro, providing sexual health services, substance use counseling, community events, and more. Stop by to check out our rotating art displays from queer artists and talk with folks at our front desk about what services are available.
Our diverse community makes us strong. We believe we all have the right to health regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender orientation, HIV status, age or economic status. We share the responsibility for our individual health, the health of our partners and the health of our community.
Core values
Self-Determination: We believe we have the right to make our own decisions regarding health and well-being. We should always be at the forefront in matters that affect us as individuals and as a community. We share responsibility for our individual health, the health of our partners, and the health of our community.
Access: We believe everyone has the right to access information and resources about our health and well-being in a dignified, respectful, and affirming manner. Beyond physical access, this includes access to information and resources that are culturally appropriate, meaningful, and available regardless of ability to pay. We have a right to access information that is current, relevant, and accurate.
Sexual Expression: We have a right to satisfying sex lives free from guilt and shame. We believe our sexuality is an integral component in how we define ourselves as individuals and as a community. Healthy sexual expression involves both our bodies and our minds. We share a responsibility for sexual health—for ourselves, our partners, and our community.
Diversity: We believe in the value of diversity and that our diversity makes our community stronger. By examining our differences as gay men, we improve our understanding of each other. Only through actively exploring the differences in our experiences such as those based on race, ethnicity, age, HIV status or economic status can we create a more just community. Across all of our differences, we affirm our commitment to treat each other with dignity and respect.
Leadership: We must be leaders in decisions that affect us and our community. In order to improve our lives, we must take chances and learn from our mistakes. Leadership involves a willingness to speak to what we feel to be true, even if it is unpopular. We value a sense of celebration, humor, and irreverence, which have brought us to our current place in history and will take us to the next.
Accessibility & Amenities
If you have any questions about accessibility services, please contact us. We welcome the opportunity to accommodate all access needs.
Elevators: All floors are accessible by elevator.
Stairways: There are 26 steps from the 1st floor lobby to the clinic on the 2nd floor, and 48 steps from the 1st floor lobby to the counseling rooms and event space on the 3rd floor.
Restrooms: Single-stall, all-gender restrooms are located on the 2nd and 3rd floors. Restrooms accessible to wheelchairs are located on the 2nd and 3rd floors.
Services: Sexual Health & Testing, STI Treatment, PrEP & PEP, Hepatitis C, Substance Use Treatment,
Support Groups, Condoms & Safer Sex Supplies
6th Street Center
117 6th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103.
Hours: Mon 3 to 7 pm, Tue—Fri, 10 to 7 pm
Description:
The 14-Mission bus makes the closest stop one block away at Mission & 6th. We are two blocks southeast of where Market Street meets Taylor, Golden Gate, and 6th Streets. Buses that stop nearby are 6-Haight-Parnassus, 7-Haight-Noriega, 9-San Bruno, and 21-Hayes.
Our services are free and include safer substance use supplies, injection and syringe disposal equipment, overdose prevention training and supplies including naloxone, drug checking (SCOPE), harm reduction counseling, MAT opiate replacement therapy (buprenorphine), HIV and STI testing, hepatitis C testing and treatment and other counseling services to people who use substances or who inject.
Scheduled Programs
- Clinical services are available Monday through Friday.
- Medical care and testing: Tue—Fri, 1 to 7 pm
- HCV Wellness Program: Tue—Fri, 3 to 7 pm
- Locker Program: Tues—Fri, 3 to 7 pm
- Art Group: Wednesdays, noon to 2 pm
Services: Substance Use Treatment, Syringe Access & Disposal, Hepatitis C Testing, HIV & STI Testing, Hepatitis C Treatment & Navigation, Condoms & Safer Sex Supplies, Overdose Prevention, Substance Use Counseling